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AIBU?

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To knock on neighbours door everytime their bloody pet wakes me in the night...

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DrDumbass · 08/06/2013 05:05

One of my neighbours has recently acquired a pet that is kept in the garden, in a hutch. It has kept me awake pretty much every night since they had it as it makes a loud, almost chirping noise pretty much every 20 mins to half an hour every night.I work 40 hours a week, have a 2 yo son and are entertaining my family this weekend for my grandads 90th. I feel absolutely fucked.What the hell kind of beast of burden do they have over there and what can I do about it?
Just realized I have posted this twice, sorry am very sleep deprived.....

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ThreeDudesOnABus · 08/06/2013 05:27

Yes do tell them! You know how sometimes it's helpful if someone points out your baby is crying? Otherwise you'd not notice.

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DrDumbass · 08/06/2013 05:29

I know I'd probably sound deranged. I just need sleep

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HoveringKestrel · 08/06/2013 05:32

Do you get on with your neighbours enough to tell them?

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DrDumbass · 08/06/2013 05:40

I've never really spoken to them apart from the odd hello/nod their house kind of backs on to ours.

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claraschu · 08/06/2013 05:43

ThreeDudes-
Most people don't keep their baby in a hutch in the garden.

OP I think you need to tell them in a friendly way; they might not hear the pet from their bedroom.

TanteRose · 08/06/2013 05:57

Also, record it and play it back to them so they hear what it sounds like from your house. They may genuinely not realise

HoveringKestrel · 08/06/2013 06:05

Failing that, throw a small piece of food covered in rat poison and any other delights you can get hold of. Toilet Bleach? CIF?

TheBirdsFellDownToDingADong · 08/06/2013 06:13

Yes, do tell them.

I personally wouldn't, until your 2 yr old has moved out of the family home.

Because however much grief the "chirruping" is giving you, I bet your bottom dollar a toddler gives the neighbours a hell of a lot more.

Do you have the same issues with erm, other chirruping things? Birds for instance?

Make sure your party this weekend is on silent mode as well!!

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DrDumbass · 08/06/2013 06:18

birds The party isn't at my house.
my toddler is at nursery all day we have dinner, take him to the park comes home bath/bed/asleep by 8 so,can honestly say he doesn't bug the neighbours or keep them awake all night.

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DrDumbass · 08/06/2013 06:20

and chirruping was the best way I could describe the sound not the volume. We live on the coast and have a lot of seagulls. There is a pond with ducks/geese nearby. None of these things are a fraction as loud and don't go on all sodding night.

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MrsMangoBiscuit · 08/06/2013 06:22

The toddler also isn't in the garden, making a racket all night. Of course children will have the odd night when they wake lots of people up, but they are hopefully few and far between.

OP I would have a friendly chat to your neighbours about it. They might be able to cover the hutch to reduce the noise, or move it away from your house, or inside.

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DrDumbass · 08/06/2013 06:25

Ironically I decided to host my grandads party at a nice pub as my family are huge and so I didn't want to be a pain in my neighbours arse.

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Cosmosim · 08/06/2013 06:26

Ask them what it is. Express concern that you think something is trying to get at it at night -hence the loud distressed call all night. Not sure what kind of animal would be making such loud noise all night unless there is a fox or dog circling round its cage.

Montybojangles · 08/06/2013 06:53

Sounds like a scared or lonely guinea pig. They are meant to be kept in pairs or small groups.

Have a word with your neighbours and say you think they need to get it a companion. Poor thing.

This link for a guinea pig rescue has various calls you can listen to. Is it the stressed or lonely one? The chirping sound is usually a distress call and can go on for a good few minutes :(

www.mgpr.org/newsite/GP_Info/Guinea%20Pig%20Sounds.htm

MalcolmTuckersMum · 08/06/2013 07:06

Yes Kestrel that's a fabulous idea. Let's just toss poison over the fence every time something annoys us shall we? Jesus.

TheFallenNinja · 08/06/2013 07:25

Now, when you say most people DON'T keep baby's in hutches, how many are we talking about here?

I was just about to change DD'S hay and put down fresh carrots.

Calabria · 08/06/2013 08:02

I was going to suggest it might be a guinea pig too.

Years ago we stayed with my boyfriend's sister and they had a guinea pig that lived in a hutch in the living room. Unfortunately the living room was also the only place we could bed down too. The bloody chirruping all flaming night was horrendous.

Perhaps they moved it to the garden as they couldn't stand the noise inside.

BrokenBanana · 08/06/2013 08:06

What would you be expecting them to do about it if you tell them?

I think your best bet would be to invest in some ear plugs.

Lazyjaney · 08/06/2013 08:19

Invest in a cat. They solve all sorts of squeaking small animal problems

SuzySheepSmellsNice · 08/06/2013 08:26

LOL Ninja...

RedToothBrush · 08/06/2013 08:44

Get a grip!

I have four pet guinea pigs. Two are in the bedroom.

Guinea pigs make noise, but its hardly a pneumatic drill outside your house, a dog barking or a baby screaming. They are simply not THAT loud, even when they are creating a fuss in the way you are making out.

Somehow, I have no idea how, given the drama out of all proportion you are making it out to be, I manage to sleep.

I have to question whether its really the guinea pig thats stopping you sleeping, or something else - and you are just focusing on the guinea pig because you are too stressed to sleep.

Seriously, people live in cities with far more noise than a guinea pig. Or close to railways or airports. And if you don't think your child hasn't disturbed the neighbours, if your sound proofing is that bad, then I think you need a reality check. You can not escape noise from where you live. You have to learn to tolerate it (unless it actually breaks the law which I sincerely doubt a guinea pig would).

If it bothers you that much buy earplugs, invest in double glazing or just damn well move somewhere better (good luck with the last one by the way)!

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DrDumbass · 08/06/2013 09:05

ok I understand that lack of sleep may be making me unhinged but really it IS that bloody loud.
however, on reflection I suppose it is a new pet and so may be just distressed to be in a new place so I suppose I should give it time to settle.
But please I am not blowing anything out of proportion, I am being kept awake by a noisy pet, it's not pleasant. at all. so was having a vent but I suppose I should give it a bit of time.

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LadyBeagleEyes · 08/06/2013 09:08

Why is nobody asking what type of pet it is?
What is it Op?

kungfupannda · 08/06/2013 09:09

Is it a chinchilla? They often hoot during the night and they're surprisingly loud.

If so, it shouldn't be living outside. They're not hardy.

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DrDumbass · 08/06/2013 09:09

I don't know lbe I just know it's in a hutch in their garden.

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